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The CO2 emmissions are both over 225g/km, hence full-fat annual €2,350 motor-tax in the Republic by the looks of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoktorB
That will of course mean they depreciate very heavily.
Good luck with shifting many of these hideous beasts at all BMW Ireland....:rolleyes:
Good. Hope they don’t sell a single one so BMW cop on and sort them out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Big H
Heard e92 M3 prices tripled since the official release of the new M3/M4 :p
And E46's have quadrupled [emoji1787]Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter-E36
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Happy daysQuote:
Originally Posted by Chillipepper
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Well if don't like the front end lads better don't check m performance catalog. Titanium exhaust and original wing [emoji23]
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The elephant just got company...
Welcome to the mashup that is the IX - its a bit Edsel isn't it ?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5af05b9301.jpg
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So.... I was in Frank Keane’s yesterday and there was one of these in a dark colour with the dark grills and dare I say it... it didn’t look terrible. Neither did the new M235i to be honest.
Also my new favourite BMW colour is oxide grey metallic, looked excellent on a 330e touring against some black accents.
So to rephase - you saw one specced in colours which hides almost all the shitty design cues. I saw one in FK's recently too, its an abomination.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter-E36
Precisely!Quote:
Originally Posted by kdevitt
I’d say any other colour combo and it would be unacceptable.
I think the C Pillar, with the clock up of the hoffmeister kink is worse than the grille. In a dark colour the grilles are not the worst, I don’t think kno can live with that C Pillar though. Too Audiesque.
Grill not so bad in dark colour:
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When they decided to drop the Hoffmeister kink you’d think they would have started with the Z4, bearing in mind they were sharing the design with Toyota.
So, a year on from the last update - has it grown on anyone ?
For me absolutely not and consequently I have seen very few on the roads (maybe there are more tasteless PCP'ers around Dublin ;)), but that for me is telling.....
Wonder what the sales figures have actually been like here ?
No I hate them, and I wish death on anyone who buys them. Haven't seen too many myself thankfully.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big H
I'm down at the iX and i4 thingie bmw have been on today...
The iX isn't terrible - but they cars here are all black for some reason.
Haven't gone in yet so no haven't see the i4
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Isn't terrible? Its a freak showQuote:
Originally Posted by alan996
I guess we've all been conditioned - it's not a whole lot more terrible compared to everything else they produce...
But yeah it's still pretty horrific
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Still the ugliest car they or anyone else has produced. Hardly saw any on the road which means majority agree I guess. I saw more M3/M4s and M440is over the last year than any standard models.
As it happens, the full 2022 allocation is IX's is sold. I see it as people now buying BMW's who never did. A BMW was always a good handling, good looking premium car - which was generally understated. That's gone out the window now - just look at the state of the gear selector they put in the X5's and 8ers - its this crystal monstrosity that the lad at FK told me everyone now asks for.Quote:
Originally Posted by alan996
In some ways I'm grateful, as I've literally zero interest in changing any of my fleet at the moment. Shame to see all the same.
BIK dodging company car buyers.....:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by kdevitt
Avoidance is not evasion...... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Big H
Ah, I know.....:)Quote:
Originally Posted by dergside
One of the reasons why my brother has just bought an Audi e-tron GT - great looker, serious grip & power but has the soul of a Kenwood Food Mixer imo......;)